Little Owen saves grandmother's life after she has seizure

‘Amazing’ Owen Cotton came to his grandmother’s rescue when she had a seizure.

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Carole Hughes, of Wednesbury, with her grandson Owen Cotton, aged 7, of Wednesfield, who helped her when she had a seizure

The seven-year-old, from Wednesfield, has been hailed a hero for his actions following Carol Hughes’ epileptic fit.

He was alone with his grandmother at her home in Wednesbury at the beginning of August when the drama unfolded.

Wodensfield Primary School pupil Owen leaped into action, putting his grandmother, aged 52, in the recovery position before dialling 999.

Owen’s mother Sarah Hughes, said: “He rang me up and he said ‘Mum I think Nan is having a seizure’ and by this point he already had the ambulance on the phone and told them her date of birth and everything.

“To be honest I think I was more worried than he was. I couldn’t believe that he’d put her in the recovery position before I even told him to do it – that’s huge for a seven-year-old.

“My mum lives in Wednesbury so it’s far from Wednesfield and after I got there he just said everything was fine but I was just overwhelmed.

“He has no idea what he’s done – he talks about it now and thinks it’s an everyday thing. There aren’t many children who could do that, he’s quite switched on.